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Upgrade preparation overview, Automatic downloads of upgrade packages

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Table 1. Update Package Types (continued) Package type Display Name Language packs Language Pack Hotfix packages Hotfix Description issues that could prevent future Non-disruptive upgrades (NDUs). Applies a non-English language to the PowerStore system and changes the PowerStore Manager UI to be in the language of choice. Applies out-of-cycle critical fixes to the system. Typically provided directly by Support Engineering for applicable systems. Upgrade preparation overview Preparing for a software upgrade requires the following steps: ● Get the latest PowerStore OS and upload it to the system (if automatic download is not enabled). ● Review the release notes. ● Run the Pre-Upgrade Health Check. ● Install the Pre-Upgrade package (PowerStore X model systems only). ● Ensure that host connectivity is redundant for both nodes. ● Complete configuration changes or management operations ahead of the upgrade as these are not available while the upgrade is in-progress. NOTE: These management operations include vVol VM tasks such as creating VMs, rebooting VMs, migrating VMs to other ESXi hosts, and taking VM snapshots. Go to the model family-specific sections of this guide for the detailed sequence of upgrade steps. Automatic downloads of upgrade packages For Support Connectivity-enabled systems, update packages can be automatically downloaded to the system when they become available on Support. The update packages are securely transferred to your system through the Support Connectivity secure tunnel. Automatic downloads apply to software update packages, drive firmware update packages, applicable Language packs, and Health Check packages. This feature prevents the need for you to manually search for and download the latest upgrade packages from Dell Support. When a newer package becomes available for each update package type (PowerStore OS, Health Check package, Language pack, and drive firmware), the latest automatically downloaded package overwrites any previous packages on the system. You receive an alert notification in PowerStore Manager when a new upgrade package is available on your system. To enable automatic downloads, select the Settings icon, then select Upgrades in the Cluster section. Enable automatic downloads. When Support Connectivity has not been configured, the status is shown as Automatic download is disabled. NOTE: Auto-download does not install any update packages on your system, it downloads them from Support to your system to be installed manually. You still need to select a specific auto-download package, and then select the Upgrade button to install the updated packages. 6 PowerStore non-disruptive software upgrades

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Table 1. Update Package Types (continued)
Package type
Display Name
Description
issues that could prevent future
Non-disruptive upgrades (NDUs).
Language packs
Language Pack
Applies a non-English language
to the PowerStore system and
changes the PowerStore Manager
UI to be in the language of choice.
Hotfix packages
Hotfix
Applies out-of-cycle critical fixes
to the system. Typically provided
directly by Support Engineering for
applicable systems.
Upgrade preparation overview
Preparing for a software upgrade requires the following steps:
●
Get the latest PowerStore OS and upload it to the system (if automatic download is not enabled).
●
Review the release notes.
●
Run the Pre-Upgrade Health Check.
●
Install the Pre-Upgrade package (PowerStore X model systems only).
●
Ensure that host connectivity is redundant for both nodes.
●
Complete configuration changes or management operations ahead of the upgrade as these are not available while the
upgrade is in-progress.
NOTE:
These management operations include vVol VM tasks such as creating VMs, rebooting VMs, migrating VMs to
other ESXi hosts, and taking VM snapshots.
Go to the model family-specific sections of this guide for the detailed sequence of upgrade steps.
Automatic downloads of upgrade packages
For Support Connectivity-enabled systems, update packages can be automatically downloaded to the system when they become
available on Support. The update packages are securely transferred to your system through the Support Connectivity secure
tunnel. Automatic downloads apply to software update packages, drive firmware update packages, applicable Language packs,
and Health Check packages. This feature prevents the need for you to manually search for and download the latest upgrade
packages from Dell Support.
When a newer package becomes available for each update package type (PowerStore OS, Health Check package, Language
pack, and drive firmware), the latest automatically downloaded package overwrites any previous packages on the system. You
receive an alert notification in PowerStore Manager when a new upgrade package is available on your system.
To enable automatic downloads, select the
Settings
icon, then select
Upgrades
in the
Cluster
section. Enable automatic
downloads. When Support Connectivity has not been configured, the status is shown as
Automatic download is disabled
.
NOTE:
Auto-download does not install any update packages on your system, it downloads them from Support to your
system to be installed manually. You still need to select a specific auto-download package, and then select the
Upgrade
button to install the updated packages.
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PowerStore non-disruptive software upgrades